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Coming up Wednesday on BPR (on tape):
PBS European travel guru Rick Steves
Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist Maria Ressa
Indie rock band Carbon Leaf
Husband-and-wife duo Roger Brown and Linda Mason
Recent segments
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Emily Rooney On (A Lot Of) US Monuments: 'They Just Look Terrible'
The “Beat the Press” and “Greater Boston” host poked fun at a statue of Edward Everett Hale by Boston Common. -
Callie Crossley On Commemorating Juneteenth
It comes at a "fraught point, and just as people are trying to heal and respond to the horribleness of George Floyd's death," Crossley said. -
Sue O'Connell: Supreme Court LGBT Ruling Is 'Beyond Historic'
The Supreme Court ruled the prohibition on sex discrimination in employment also applies to sexual orientation and gender identity. -
Juliette Kayyem On Supreme Court DACA Decision
What happens if the Trump administration tries to rescind the policy again? -
Andrew Bacevich On America's ‘War Fetish' And The Sanitized American Identity
The former Army colonel spoke on his recently published writing for the New Republic. -
Alex Beam On Election 2020, And The Problem With Betting On 'Better Angels'
The Boston Globe columnist reflected on what convinced him, in 2016, that Donald Trump wouldn’t win the presidency.
Listen to previous shows
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Best of BPR: SCOTUS Reverses Affirmative Action In Higher Ed
Best of BPR: SCOTUS Reverses Affirmative Action In Higher Ed -
BPR Full Show 6/29: Affirmative Action Rejected
BPR Full Show 6/29: Affirmative Action Rejected -
Best of BPR 6/27: Attorney General Andrea Campbell Says POST Commission Should Investigate Problem Police Officers Individually
Best of BPR 6/27: Attorney General Andrea Campbell Says POST Commission Should Investigate Problem Police Officers Individually -
BPR Full Show 6/27: Fritz & the Pigeon
Attorney General Andrea Campbell joined for “Ask The AG.” She answered questions on right to repair laws, LGBTQ+ retail merchandise, reducing police violence and an update on the library pigeon. NBC Sports Boston Anchor/Reporter Trenni Casey discussed a Belgian shot putter-turned-hurdler and a new study on the role of cumulative impacts and CTE. Dr. Katherine Gergen-Barnett of Boston Medical Center discussed the latest on Ozempic: pill trials, shortages, what it says about the healthcare system and her take as a medical doctor. Jim Aloisi, former transportation secretary, and Stacy Thompson, executive director of Livable Streets, gave us a primer on the looming Sumner Tunnel closure and New York City’s congestion pricing plan. PBS NewsHour’s Student Reporting Labs executive director Leah Clapman joined with two students. They shared their work reporting on the Boston Renegades and the Hyde Square Task Force. We opened the phone lines to continue our bus lane debate. Margery thinks it’s okay to drive in bus-only lanes when no bus is around. Are you with her? -
Best of BPR 6/26: A Chaotic 36 Hours in Russia, Explained & The Rise of Lab-Grown Meat
Best of BPR 6/26: A Chaotic 36 Hours in Russia, Explained & The Rise of Lab-Grown Meat